# Accident 19761009037179A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, October 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3872Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 170 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009037179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FROST ON WINGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC77DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG22), Oct 9, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N3872Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3872Z (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180818014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818014419A), Aug 18, 2018: Piper PA-18-150 (N3872Z), Stony River, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed with a cross wind. When the tail came down after landing a down wind gust picked up the tail and over turned the air craft. The wind switched from…
- [Accident 19770918031349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918031349A), Sep 18, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N3872Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated turbulence caused by unknown jet.
- [Accident 19731112040661A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731112040661A), Nov 12, 1973: Piper PA18150 (N3872Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Radios not warmed up,no 2-WAY comm with twr. Tkof into control zone.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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